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emendamento

amendment

noun eh-mehn-dah-MEHN-toh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'emendare', to correct

Usage Note

Emendamento is the parliamentary term for an amendment to a bill, heard constantly in political news as presentare un emendamento. The plural is regular emendamenti; the related verb is emendare.

Examples

"Hanno respinto l'emendamento."

Natural Translation

They rejected the amendment.

Literal Translation

They-have rejected the-amendment.

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